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Castle mound at Fitzharris is a Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork situated in Berkshire. The site comprises a substantial mound, characteristic of the motte-and-bailey form of castle construction popular in the eleventh and twelfth centuries following the Norman Conquest. The mound would originally have supported timber or stone fortifications, with an accompanying bailey providing additional defensive space. This type of fortification represents an important phase in medieval military architecture and settlement pattern in southern England.
Castle mound at Fitzharris is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006311. View the official record →
Castle mound at Fitzharris is a Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork situated in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006311.
Castle mound at Fitzharris is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006311.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dovecote at Culham Manor, 110m south west of St Paul's Church (2.7 km), Settlement site N of Thames (4.1 km), Settlement site (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle mound at Fitzharris's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Castle mound at Fitzharris stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.